Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. From Satyr to Pongo: Discovering the Red Ape 10
7. 2. “A More than Animal Intelligence”: Exploring the Species Boundary 30
8. 3. Wanted Dead or Alive: Orangutans on Display 58
9. 4. Darkest Borneo, Savage Sumatra 85
10. 5. Imagining Orangutans: Fictions, Fantasies, Futures 107
11. 6. Close Encounters and Dangerous Liaisons 128
12. 7. Monkey Business: Orangutans on Stage and Screen 156
13. 8. Zoo Stories: Becoming Animals, Unbecoming Humans 185
14. 9 On the Edge: Conservation and the Threat of Extinction 209
15. 10. Faces in the Mirror: Evolution, Intelligence, and Rights 232
16. Afterword 248
17. Notes 251
18. Bibliography 279
19. Index 307
20. About the Authors 319